What did the 9ers do to the Skins? I figure it isn't a bad bet to play to their rivals hatred of them but not sure I am buying what the Rigster is selling. Riggo has been stirring the pot and stepping back while Seahawks and 9er fans go at each other.

Scottemojo wrote:Didn't the Ravens get smoked a few times this year as well?

Yeah, (and I'm not defending Riggo's point here, just making my own) but changing their offensive play-caller after a one-game mediocre offensive performance w/ the new one has done wonders for the Ravens. This game is not really as weighted in San Francisco's direction as many people think.

The 49ers are 4th in the NFL in DVOA and better than a typical team that makes it. And better than Baltimore by a large margin.

They haven't been the same team since Justin Smith got hurt though. The 49ers have had to have Kaepernick carry them in the last few games, and I'd be surprised if he had success against a Ravens defense that is playing very well right now. I think the Ravens win a close one.

drdiags wrote:What did the 9ers do to the Skins? I figure it isn't a bad bet to play to their rivals hatred of them but not sure I am buying what the Rigster is selling. Riggo has been stirring the pot and stepping back while Seahawks and 9er fans go at each other.

But hey, it is the internet. These things are expected. Carry on.

Harbaugh sold out Smith for Kaepernick...trying to capitalize on a trend my Skins originated. That's enough for me to hate them.

I like your thinking! But still, I thought most Redskin fans hated Ravens fans because both teams are in Maryland?

That's true...I suppose purely as fans the Ravens are much more intolerable for us. However the 49ers firing Mike Singletary for Jim Harbaugh and canning Alex Smith for Kaepernick make me dislike them more as an organization.

I like your thinking! But still, I thought most Redskin fans hated Ravens fans because both teams are in Maryland?

That's true...I suppose purely as fans the Ravens are much more intolerable for us. However the 49ers firing Mike Singletary for Jim Harbaugh and canning Alex Smith for Kaepernick make me dislike them more as an organization.

Why? I may hate Jimmy, but Singletary sucked as a HC. Any team in the NFL would have fired him as well.

21-3 Baltimore and its not even halftime. Game is a joke, just like I said.

Are you really trying to make Seahawk fans defend that douch bag? Besides, you guys have a joke of a coach as well. Without Elway he can't even win a playoff game, yet somehow he's a "genius?" If Snyder was smart, he would have hired Harbaugh.

21-3 Baltimore and its not even halftime. Game is a joke, just like I said.

Are you really trying to make Seahawk fans defend that douch bag? Besides, you guys have a joke of a coach as well. Without Elway he can't even win a playoff game, yet somehow he's a "genius?" If Snyder was smart, he would have hired Harbaugh.

What team's fortunes doesn't rest on their starting QB in this era of the NFL? Just look at the Skins before and after RGIII reaggrevated his injury. How far would Seattle have gotten without Wilson this year?

The days where people like Jim McMahon, Mark Rypien, and Trent Dilfer win SB's are long gone.

Good point, though between 1983 and 1997 I believe, the NFC Championship was the "Real" Super Bowl and the AFC Champion was almost just a small speed bump and inevitable road kill afterwards. NFC had some truly great teams back then (49ers, Bears, Giants, Redskins, Cowboys) that would make almost anybody else look bad.